Salvation Army Breaks Ground on Gymnasium

The Mission branch of the Salvation Army Corps, located at at 1156 Valencia Street, hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for its playground enclosure project on Tuesday. Members of the community, the SF Police department, the advisory board for the project, and the children at the day-program were present to participate in the ceremonial event.

“We have been waiting for this day for a long time and the day is here that we’re starting construction” said Lt. Col. Steve Smith, the Golden State divisional commander of the Salvation Army.

“We have been in the Mission district for 122 years and folks we are not going away; we’re moving forward,” Smith added.

The project, which includes building a gymnasium, has been in the plans for three years.